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| | Wen Tianxiang's Stele Pavilion [edit this] | | This is an invaluable stele carved with a poem of prunus mums in excellent cursive calligraphy by Wen Tianxiang, a patriotic general of the Southern Song Dynasty, who would rather die than surrender when taken captive by the formidable Mongol army. The Poem reads: “All that mighty heart is lying still.” The personification of grace she's with a pure will. Who is able to record the beauty of spring? Cut flowers of prunus mums the lase is holding. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Stone Boat [edit this] | | Located at the northwest corner of the garden and near the True Delight Pavilion, the double-deck stone boat looks as though it were moving slowly away from the bank. From the upper deck, one is able to feast his eyes on the beautiful landscape and water space garden. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Ture Delight Pavilion [edit this] | | In the 30th year of the reign of the Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, he made an inspection tour to South China and visited the Lion Forest Garden. He was so delighted at the wonderful man-made mountains with verdurous trees, winding pathways, a cystalline lake and zigzay bridges that he wrote “Ture Delight”, Now the Ture Delight Pavilion in the garden has a table of the Emperor's inscription hanging from above. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Standing-in-Snow Hall [edit this] | | The Standing-in-Snow Hall was a place where the Buddhist Abbot used to preach Buddhist Sermons. The story goes that one snowy night Hui Ke traveled all the way to meet Bodhidharma.The snow became heavier and heavier. But it did not prevent him from going. At daybreak when he saw Hui Ke standing in the Knee-high snow, Bodhidharma was moved by his earnestness and accepted him as his disciple. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Sleeping Cloud Room [edit this] | | Encircled by mountain peaks, the Sleeping Cloud Room is a two-floor building with ornate up-turned roof. The sleeping cloud in old chinese is a synonym of hermit. It was once used as a meditation room. | Edit by: ch | |
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